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today is Tasha_111's birthday!
Happy Birthday! Wishing you a great day and your best year yet! Celebrate! much love, Jenny if anyone catches her on FB - please pass good wishes along :O)
Mastectomy is tomorrow, and advice?
I have enjoyed this site and been inspired by so many, so I am looking again! Long 6 months, chemo allegies, work issues,Mom broke both feet etc, all handable! Surgery is tomorrow am, a day or two in the hospital followed by radiation. Naturally I have become a nervous wreck and have failed on getting my much needed rest.…
Breast reconstruction
Hi, I'm new to this site. I was found to have breast cancer 4 weeks ago. I had a Lumpectomy and a lymph node taken out. The Lymph nodes were fine, but found out the cancer is in my ducts. Now I am going to have a mastectomy. They talked to me about reconstruction after the mastectomy, but don't know if I am going to. I…
Coming off Tamoxifen
After being on Tamoxifen for six months, both my surgeon and my onocologist said that I don't have to take it anymore because I chose masectomy over radiation. My question is this: I've been off it about two weeks and my emotions are pretty raw. My periods were really messed up while on it, and maybe everything is getting…
mediport
To any of you who had a port for your chemo- how long after your treatments before it was removed. Thanks for the info.
!6th canserversary of first diagnosis
today is the 16th anniversary of my first BC diagnosis. although I am battling a new primary, I am in apretty good mood, there is HOPE girls. In the words of lovely shortscake GIRL POWER!
Survivors
This may have been done already, but I was wondering about all of the survivors out there. It would be reassuring to hear what kind of bc you had and how many years you have been a survivor.. I just finished my radiation (chemo and lumpectomy before) and just feeling unsure I'm going to survive this.... Seeing oncologist…
Stupid question...what is NED?
What does this stand for?
Done with rads!! Done with treatment!! Thank you..
WOW...I did it! 33 dang treatments later and Im still alive. That was really tough. I am really looking forward to getting my life back. I never thought after chemo, surgery and radiation that I would see this day. It is finally here....I rang the bell today when I walked out and just started crying. I guess tears of joy,…
Fatigue ?
Hi everyone. I am due for my last of four cycles of T/c on 4/6. This week I am experiencing extreme fatigue. Had blood work yesterday and everything was great. Has anyone experienced fatigue at this stage of the game? I haven't had really severe side effects thus far and I can live with this, just wondering if this is…
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